The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge: Containing All You Want to Know of Language, History, Government, Business and Social Forms, and a Thousand and One Other Useful SubjectsElliott Publishing Company, 1895 - 813 pages |
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... light ' , v . i . To dismount ; to light . A - ligne'ment ( a - lin'ment ) , n . position of a body of men in line . A - like ' , ad . With resemblance ; equal- ly.a. Like ; equal . Al'i - měnt , n . Nourishment ; food . Al - 1 - mental ...
... light ' , v . i . To dismount ; to light . A - ligne'ment ( a - lin'ment ) , n . position of a body of men in line . A - like ' , ad . With resemblance ; equal- ly.a. Like ; equal . Al'i - měnt , n . Nourishment ; food . Al - 1 - mental ...
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... light before sunrise ; daybreak : -crow's - foot , a flower . Au - rō'ra bō - re - ā'lis , n . [ L. ] A natural luminous meteor usually ap- pearing in the north , and resembling the dawn of day . Au - ro'ral , a . Relating to the aurora ...
... light before sunrise ; daybreak : -crow's - foot , a flower . Au - rō'ra bō - re - ā'lis , n . [ L. ] A natural luminous meteor usually ap- pearing in the north , and resembling the dawn of day . Au - ro'ral , a . Relating to the aurora ...
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... light Bal'last , n . Heavy matter placed at the bottom of a vessel to keep it steady . v . t . To make or keep steady . Bal'let , n . [ Fr. ] A kind of mimic dance . Bal'lis - ter , n . An ancient warlike engine : -a crossbow . Bal ...
... light Bal'last , n . Heavy matter placed at the bottom of a vessel to keep it steady . v . t . To make or keep steady . Bal'let , n . [ Fr. ] A kind of mimic dance . Bal'lis - ter , n . An ancient warlike engine : -a crossbow . Bal ...
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... light ; to light . Bea'con - age ( be'kn - aj ) , n . Money paid for maintaining beacons . Bead ( béd ) , n . One of many little balls strung upon a thread , used for neck- laces , & c .-- a small globular ornament . Bea'dle ( be'dl ) ...
... light ; to light . Bea'con - age ( be'kn - aj ) , n . Money paid for maintaining beacons . Bead ( béd ) , n . One of many little balls strung upon a thread , used for neck- laces , & c .-- a small globular ornament . Bea'dle ( be'dl ) ...
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... light : -a white mark.-v. i . To flame ; to be conspicu- ous . v . t . To publish : -to mark . Blāʼzon ( bla'zn ) , v . t . To explain the figures on ensigns armorial ; to deck : - to celebrate ; to publish . - n . The art of drawing ...
... light : -a white mark.-v. i . To flame ; to be conspicu- ous . v . t . To publish : -to mark . Blāʼzon ( bla'zn ) , v . t . To explain the figures on ensigns armorial ; to deck : - to celebrate ; to publish . - n . The art of drawing ...
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